Transfer WhatsApp Data to New iPhone 8

“I usually use WhatsApp to communicate with my clients, now i changed my old iPhone with a new iPhone 8, how could i transfer WhatsApp data to my new iPhone 8?”

It’s necessary for us to tranfer our iPhone data to other devices, especially when we changed our iPhone with a new one and there are many important data on old iPhone. For WhatsApp data, there will be several ways to us to transfer them from old iPhone to new iPhone 8, now we’ll detailed them for you with four ways.

Way 1. Transfer WhatsApp Data to iPhone 8 with iCloud

iCloud can help us backup iPhone data, it can also help us transfer data from one iPhone to another iPhone by restoring them, now see below steps.

1.Connect your old iPhone with Wifi, go to Setting--iCloud, log in it with your Apple ID and password.

2.Then turn on iCloud Drive and WhatsApp button, then tap on “Backup” at the bottom, and confirm with “Backup Now”.

3.When finish backup, you can log in iCloud on your iPhone 8 with same Apple ID and password.

4.Then go to Setting--General--Erase All Content and Settings, when all content and settings are erased, go to set up assistant with a hello screen.

5.Swipe to begin the set up progress, choose the backup files you need, tap on “Restore Backup”, and confirm with “Restore”.

Now you will have your WhatsApp data on your new iPhone 8.

Way 2. Transfer WhatsApp Data to iPhone 8 with WhatsApp iCloud

Unlike WeChat, WhatsApp suports us to backup WhatsApp data on it, so we can use this feature to transfer those data to our new iPhone 8.

1.Now open WhatsApp on your old iPhone, and go to Setting--Chat Setting--Chat Backup--Backup Now.

2.When finish backup, you can reinstall WhatsApp on your new iPhone 8, and register it with same phone number.

3.Then it will pop up notification and ask if you need to restore backup, tap on “Restore Chat History”, and it will be synced on your iPhone 8.

Way 3. Transfer WhatsApp Data to iPhone 8 with iTunes

Also we can transfer WhatsApp data to iPhone 8 with iTunes, see below steps.

1.Launching your iTunes, connect your old iPhone with it. When it’s recognized, tap on “Backup Now” on the right page, and confirm with “Backup”.

2.When finish backup, click iPhone image icon and go to Files--Summary, and you will see all your backup files there.